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· A series
of tornados that moved across Oklahoma May 6 left at least 12 people injured,
destroyed about 35 homes, delayed flights at Will Rogers Airport, closed 2
highways, and flooded government buildings. – USA Today; Associated Press

9. May 7,
USA Today; Associated Press – (Oklahoma; Nebraska; Kansas) Tornadoes
roar across the Plains. A series of tornados moved across Oklahoma May 6
which left at least 12 people injured, destroyed about 35 homes, delayed
flights at Will Rogers Airport, closed 2 highways, and flooded government
buildings. A number of reported tornadoes in Nebraska also damaged 10-15 homes
and destroyed a hog bar in Harvey County. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/05/06/tornadoes-plains/70902052/

· California
officials approved May 6 Statewide rules for authorizing seawater desalination
projects, which include the allowance of regional decisions to be appealed to
the State board, and specific guidance for meeting Federal and State clean
water standards. – Reuters

18. May 6,
Reuters – (California) California approves first statewide
seawater desalination rules. The California State Resources Control Board
approved May 6 the first Statewide rules for authorizing seawater desalination
projects, which include the allowance of regional decisions to be appealed to
the State board for review if individuals oppose permits given to the State’s
regional water boards to build seawater treatment plants, and specific guidance
for meeting Federal and State clean water standards. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-usa-drought-desalination-idUSKBN0NR21J20150507

27. May 6,
Associated Press – (Washington) Whatcom County: 45 sick from E.
coli outbreak at dairy festival. The Whatcom County Health Department
reported May 6 that 23 E. coli cases have been confirmed and 22 additional
cases are pending lab results following an outbreak at the Milk Makers Fest
held at the Northwest Washington Fair & Event Center in April. Authorities
continue to investigate the source of the outbreak that has hospitalized eight
individuals. Source: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Whatcom-health-officials-say-45-sick-from-E-coli-outbreak-302826821.html

· Fire
officials reported May 5 that damage from a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the
Golden Poles Chalet condominium complex in Government Camp, Oregon, April 20 is
estimated to total $10.8 million. – Portland Oregonian

29. May 5, Portland Oregonian – (Oregon) Fire
damage to 30-unit Government Camp condo complex tabbed at $10.8 million. Fire
officials reported May 5 that damage from a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the
Golden Poles Chalet condominium complex in Government Camp, Oregon, April 20 is
estimated to total $10.8 million. The cause of the fire remains under
investigation. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2015/05/post_188.html

Financial Services Sector

4. May 6,
Sacramento Bee – (California) Six people convicted in Sacramento-area mortgage
fraud scheme. Six Sacramento residents were convicted of wire fraud May 6
in connection to a mortgage fraud scheme in which they served as straw buyers
for area homes and obtained over $5 million in loans from 2007 – 2008 by using
falsified applications and documentation. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article20396163.html

5. May 6,
Reuters – (National) US charges ex-Wilmington Trust officers over
troubled loans. Four executives from Wilmington Trust Co., a part of
M&T Bank Corp, were indicted May 6 on charges alleging that they concealed
the amount of loans that were not being repaid from U.S. regulators following
the financial crisis. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission previously
brought related civil charges against the individuals for their roles. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/06/mt-bnk-us-wilmingtontrust-charges-idUSL1N0XX40N20150506

6. May 6,
Reuters – (National) Ex-MillerCoors executive, 7 others charged for $7
mln fraud. U.S. authorities announced charges May 6 against a former
MillerCoors executive and seven others for their roles in an alleged scheme in
which they defrauded the brewing company out of at least $7 million by falsely
billing for promotional and marketing services. The individuals allegedly used
the money for personal expenses, collectible firearms, and investments in a
hotel and bar, among other things. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/06/millercoors-crime-colletti-idUSL1N0XX1XD20150506

7. May 5,
Springfield News-Leader – (International) Feds: Republic man gathers
$14.5 million for phony video games. Authorities unsealed Federal charging
documents revealing that the former owner of multiple video game companies
including Interzone Entertainment, LLC, and Spectacle Games, was indicted in
June 2014 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering after the suspect
allegedly raised over $14.5 million from clients for companies in Missouri,
Chicago, Australia, Brazil, and China since 2008, which produced less than
$2,300 in revenue in that period. Authorities claimed the suspect solicited
funds to create video games, but instead used the money for personal expenses.
Source: http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/04/feds-republic-man-gathers-million-phony-video-games/26897405/

Information Technology Sector

22. May 7,
Softpedia – (International) Cisco plugs critical vulnerability in UCS
Central Software. Cisco reported that it released an update addressing a
vulnerability in its Unified Computing System (UCS) Central Software versions
1.2 and older that could have allowed attackers to access information, run
arbitrary code, or make affected devices unavailable by leveraging an improper
input validation flaw in the software’s Web framework. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cisco-Plugs-Critical-Vulnerability-in-UCS-Central-Software-480445.shtml

24. May 6,
Threatpost – (International) Lenovo patches vulnerabilities in system
update service. Security researchers from IOActive reported that Lenovo
patched three vulnerabilities in April including a serious bug that allows least
privileged users to potentially run commands as a system administrator due to
the use of a predictable authentication token, another in which an attacker
could bypass signature validation by creating a fake certificate authority (CA)
to swap out executables being downloaded by System Update, and a third in which
local users could run commands as an administrator using a directory writeable
by any user. Source: https://threatpost.com/lenovo-patches-vulnerabilities-in-system-update-service/112647

Communications Sector

25. May 6, Mitchell Daily
Republic – (South Dakota) Damaged phone line causes outage in 10
communities. Crews worked to restore phone service to the remaining 150
Golden West Telecommunications customers across 10 counties in South Dakota May
5 following an outage that lasted over 9 hours due to contractors that
inadvertently hit a primary fiber optic line near the Freeman central office.
Source: http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/3738790-damaged-phone-line-causes-outage-10-communities

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U.S. Army Retired Chief Warrant Officer with more than 40 years in information technology and 35 years in information security. Became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 1995 and have taught computer security in Asia, Canada and the United States. Wrote a computer security column for 5 years in the 1980s titled "for the Sake Of Security", penname R. E. (Bob) Johnston, which was published in Computer Decisions.
Motto: "When entrusted to process, you are obligated to safeguard"